Новости за 21.11.2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump rejects criticism by Chief Justice John Roberts, says Obama-appointed judges have ‘much different point of view’

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov.-elect Mike Dunleavy has named the outgoing executive director of the Associated General Contractors of Alaska as his transportation commissioner. John MacKinnon is a former deputy commissioner and married to outgoing Republican state Sen. Anna MacKinnon of Eagle River. Dunleavy’s team previously said it asked state employees who serve at the […]

As we gather to celebrate Thanksgiving, let’s consider inviting someone who is lonely or forgotten, or volunteering at a community kitchen. Let’s give thanks for our Earth, and resolve to take better care of, and share its beauty and resources. Let’s pray for our homeless sisters and brothers, for the tens of millions of refugees […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — For congressional Republicans, this month’s elections ushered in the year of the woman — literally. West Virginia’s Carol Miller will be the only Republican woman entering the 435-member House as a newcomer in January. She’ll join what may be the chamber’s smallest group of female GOP lawmakers since the early 1990s — […]

LONDON (AP) — British counterterrorism police are investigating after two devices were found in an unoccupied apartment in northwest London. Police said Wednesday the “initial assessment” is that the items were improvised explosive devices. Police said the devices were made safe and neighboring apartments that had been evacuated as a precaution have been re-opened to […]

MOSCOW (AP) — A group of Russian lawmakers asked the Kremlin Wednesday to review the nation’s rules for the use of nuclear weapons, amid tensions with the West. Participants in the hearings organized by the upper house’s defense committee suggested that the presidential Security Council should draft a new version of the nuclear doctrine. The […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Librarian of Congress James Billington, who led the world’s largest library for nearly three decades and brought it into the digital age, has died. He was 89. Carla Hayden, the current librarian of Congress, praised Billington’s “vigor for philanthropy and tireless efforts to expand the reach and impact of the library.” […]

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s chief prosecutor says two sons of former President Ricardo Martinelli have been detained in the United States. Both Ricardo Martinelli Linares and Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares are being sought on corruption charges in Panama. Panama Attorney General Kenia Porcell told local media Wednesday that she doesn’t know if that was […]

Remember to add your neighbors in need to your holiday gift list.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A hungry North Carolina bear and its three cubs were caught on video when they broke into a car to devour dozens of chocolate bars. Sixteen-year-old Lilly Thurmond provided WLOS-TV with cellphone video of the bears moving in and out of the Toyota Prius and eating about 50 bars meant for […]

Turkey that had been served beautifully on Thursday can, by Friday, be eaten while being held in one fist while the other hand is grabbing a can of diet soda from the fridge.

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona jury on Wednesday acquitted a U.S. Border Patrol agent of manslaughter in the shooting of a Mexican teen through a border fence, another loss for federal prosecutors after the second trial in the 2012 killing. Jurors in Tucson found Lonnie Swartz not guilty of involuntary manslaughter. It comes months after […]

Discussion and analysis of what's been an eventful offseason for the Mariners and a look at what's to come in the weeks ahead.

Navy wants to crank up the volume of jet noise in northern Puget Sound

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The federal government has asked a judge to dismiss Alabama’s lawsuit seeking to exclude people living in the country illegally from 2020 U.S. Census counts. A federal judge on Wednesday gave Alabama until Jan. 25 to respond to the request. Alabama and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks sued the U.S. Census Bureau […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — David Feldstein knew seven of the 11 people killed in the synagogue. For Augie Siriano, they all were friends. Rabbi Jeffrey Myers was leading Shabbat services when the gunshots rang out. Barely three weeks after the Tree of Life massacre — believed to be the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history […]

COLTS NECK, N.J. (AP) — Prosecutor: Man, wife, 2 children found dead at New Jersey mansion fire victims of ‘homicidal violence’ before blaze.

Over the last decade, Palermo has revitalized itself with new museums, gentrified neighborhoods, pedestrianized streets and upscale shops and hotels, while maintaining the grittiness most visitors come to appreciate — locals call it “bella chaos.”

In a direct rebuke to President Donald Trump, Chief Justice John Roberts defended the independence and integrity of the federal judiciary Wednesday, issuing a statement responding to Trump’s criticism of a judge who had ruled against the administration’s asylum policy.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Nancy Pelosi appears to be having some success shrinking the ranks of Democratic lawmakers opposing her bid to serve as the next speaker of the House. Rep. Brian Higgins of upstate New York said Wednesday he will now support Pelosi after earlier signing on to a letter opposing her bid. One […]

No traditional art to hang? Here are some design ideas to try — and a few to avoid.

It is one thing to start over when you are young and surrounded by family. It is quite another to lose everything in your eighth decade, when you have no living relatives and just $300 a month to live on. Many share the challenges facing this artist from Paradise, Calif.

The company on Wednesday emailed an undisclosed number of customers to report that their emails and names were inadvertently shared due to a technical error that has since been fixed. It also told customers that changing passwords wasn’t necessary.

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — President Donald Trump says he may attend next years’ annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner now that organizers have scrapped the usual format featuring a comedian. But he may not be thrilled with the replacement. The correspondents’ association announced this week that the featured speaker in 2019 will be Pulitzer […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Forced into exile in the U.S., Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh is without her homeland but not without hope. Quynh and her family are beginning their lives anew in Houston after she was released last month from prison in Vietnam on the condition that she left the country. She had been […]